Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AXL, ARCC, FSLR, F, GOOG, HOG, JBL, LEA, MYL, RYAAY, UL)

These are some of the top upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Wednesday morning:

• American Axle (AXL) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.
• Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Raised to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
• First Solar (FSLR) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
• Ford (F) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.
• Google (GOOG) Started as Outperform at JMP Securities.
• Harley Davidson (HOG) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citigroup.
• Jabil Circuit (JBL) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citigroup.
• Lear (LEA) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.
• Mylan Labs (MYL) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
• Ryanair (RYAAY) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
• Unilever (UL) Raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
January 21, 2009

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